The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-03-15
Queen Emma Hall.

Last October, on motion of DR.. Hyde, the
Honolulu Y. NJ. G. a. appointed Hon. A. f.
Judd, Mr.. 2. G. Jones, Hon. Henry Water
house, a committee to report what special
work could be done for uawaiians. Finding
that the Trustees of the Queens Hospital
were willing to rent the late Queen Emma's
family residence, the Rookie house corner of
Beretania and Nuuanu street, the Committee
secured the refusal of the premises. The
Association at a special meeting voted to
rent the building and fit it up for the uses of
a Hawaiian Branch Y. III. G. A., Rev. G.. NJ.
Hyde and Mr.. S. E. Fuller were added to the
Committee and the building and its manage
ment put in charge of the committee, with
instructions to fit 1t up and open 1t as soon
as possible. The Trustees of the Queens
Hospital having finished some needed re-
pairs, and painted the outside, the committee
proceeded at once to fit and furnish it. A
kindly and hearty interest has been mani
tested in the project by the community, and
the committee received so much in the way
of donations and subscriptions that they
were able to open the building with appro-
pirate services of dedication last Saturday
evening. Hon. A. Z. Judd presided, and
after a preliminary address called on various
others to address the audience. Hon. w. o.
Smith, Hon. Henry Waterhouss, Hon. q. L.
Bishop, Rev. h. H. Parker, Mr.. Taro Audo
the Japanese Commissioner, Mr.. Z. w. Da-
mon made brief ami interesting speeches,
and Rev. c. NJ. Hyde closed the exercises
with prayer of dedication. Mr.. CanaYaro
the Portuguese Commissioner was also
present. 1t is intended to open reading
room for japanese, ana another for Portu-
guese These are large rooms on the first
floor with smaller rooms adjoining suitable
for committee rooms and class rooms. The
second floor Is devoted to the Hawaiians.
The large drawing room makes an excellent
assembly hall, seating comfortably over one
hundred persons, and back of 1t is the Office.
This is on the makdi side. On the mdHLa
side are two large reading rooms, one for
Hawaiian books, and one for English books
and periodicals. The other smaller room is
to be devoted to parlor games, chess, back
CANNON, &c. The house was filled with
crowd of Hawaiians, the young men being
specially interested in the few Hawaiian
books that represented the printed literature
in the Hawaiian language. The rooms we're
decorated with flags, and with potted ferns
and palms, kindly furnished and arranged
by Mr.. F. w. Damon. The ehoirs of kauma-
kapili and Kawaiahao Churches sang very
acceptably, and string band of young Ha-
waiians under the leadership of Thomas
Nathaniel added to the pleasantness of the
occasion. 1t is intended to have some special
attraction for every evening in the week ex-
cept Wednesday and Sunday when the
Churches hold their services. Monday will
be devoted to singing, Tuesday to debating
society, Thursday to instruction In English,
Friday to the Blue Ribbon Temperance
League, Saturday to popular lectures. Such
an institution for the social, moral and in
tellectual improvement of the young Ha-
Yaiians has long been needed. 1t is exceed
ingly appropriate that the former home of the
late Queen Emma, so beloved by the people
and so interested in their welfare should be
devoted to such praiseworthv object. 1t is
proposed to hold religious services every Sun
Cay afternoon, also, in English and Ha-